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.....is changing to 1 in 8".
I actually gave a couple guys on here some bad information recently. James Jr contacted me about the 8" twist. Then Lefthunter contacted me with the same question. I emailed my rep and was told the price lists and the web site (Finland site) had the 8" twist listed incorrectly. I was told all 243's were still 1 in 10". Then things started popping up on other forums and was contacted again. I called my rep and he said nothing was announced at SHOT, so he assumed the information he was given was still correct.
A couple days pass and I called him again. I wanted clarity from the rifle design guys with Tikka. He called this morning to verify that Tikka has actually changed the twist rate to 1 in 8".
I'm awaiting a follow up email from him to address a couple of questions. I asked if the 1 in 8" guns would have a barrel stamp indicating the change. I also asked if they could provide a serial number start date to identify the change if the twist rate wasn't stamped on the barrel.
As soon as I have that info, I'll pass it along.
Good news from Tikka! ....and my apologies for passing along bad information!
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No worries and this is great news! I’ll be grabbing one just as soon as you get a lefty in
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There was a thread over on Rokslide about this same thing, a fellow just bought a Tikka Roughtech Ember that appears to be a 1-8" twist so they must be out there. I also checked the Tikka website and it shows the Superlite now with a 8 twist so maybe there is hope?? https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/tikka-243-8-twist-model.292884/#post-2926084
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They should have just started making 6 Creed instead, hopefully they built new 6 mm mandrels with that in mind
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Thanks for the update Darrik. I knew we could depend on you. Hopefully we'll see both the Tikkas and the Model 700's with the 1-8 twist showing up at Whitaker's soon.
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.243 1 X 8 with a little free bore will shoot or out shoot almost all 6 mm's with the heavy bullets 103 thru 115 gr if your not trying to run one at 3500 fps with light loads their barrels will last a long time. Rio7
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Thanks for the update Darrik. I knew we could depend on you. Hopefully we'll see both the Tikkas and the Model 700's with the 1-8 twist showing up at Whitaker's soon. Yep, I checked Whittaker's a couple days ago looking for a 1-8" 700. No luck, but will keep checking. Thanks for the information Deandre!
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Following! I'd pick one up in a heartbeat !
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.....is changing to 1 in 8".
I actually gave a couple guys on here some bad information recently. James Jr contacted me about the 8" twist. Then Lefthunter contacted me with the same question. I emailed my rep and was told the price lists and the web site (Finland site) had the 8" twist listed incorrectly. I was told all 243's were still 1 in 10". Then things started popping up on other forums and was contacted again. I called my rep and he said nothing was announced at SHOT, so he assumed the information he was given was still correct.
A couple days pass and I called him again. I wanted clarity from the rifle design guys with Tikka. He called this morning to verify that Tikka has actually changed the twist rate to 1 in 8".
I'm awaiting a follow up email from him to address a couple of questions. I asked if the 1 in 8" guns would have a barrel stamp indicating the change. I also asked if they could provide a serial number start date to identify the change if the twist rate wasn't stamped on the barrel.
As soon as I have that info, I'll pass it along.
Good news from Tikka! ....and my apologies for passing along bad information! I saw one a couple months ago and it said 8" twist on the barrel. I should have snagged it!!
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Has anyone seen a Tikka 243 1:8 or a Remington 700?
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Has anyone seen a Tikka 243 1:8 or a Remington 700? Yep. Euro-optic has them.
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Yes, friend bought a Tikka last weekend 243 8T
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